Psychoactive Substance Use among Medical/Health Faculty Undergraduate Students

Whitehorne-Smith, Patrice; Mitchell, Carole; Abel, WD; Harrison, Joy

doi:10.7727/wimjopen.2014.268

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“…There are similarities between the responses of young people in this study and those described by UNODC (2018). Adekeye, et al (2015), Whitehorne-Smith, et al (2015) and Brandao et al, asserted that cannabis, alcohol, cigarette, cough syrup and coffee drinking were major substance use in the society, tertiary institutions be it polytechnics, private and public universities. In fact, Brandao et al, (2011) discovered that some of the undergraduates started consuming alcohol from home before their admission into the university.…”

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ariyo

Olurin²,

Louis³

et al. 2023

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This study investigated the functional and interactive perspectives of substance use among young people in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta. Multi-stage sampling technique was used to select 400 respondents in the four (4) faculties of the institution. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics such as frequency counts, mean, and standard deviation. The findings revealed three domains (changing mood, social purposes, and sexual effects) of functional structure as the major reasons for substance use. The interactive perspective revealed that interpersonal influences ranked highest characterised by peer pressure (54.3%). Intrapersonal influences of substance use were to gain courage and to relieve stress. The study recommended the need for education on the use of illicit substance, and intervention strategies to reduce the usage as well as consequences as this could negatively impact the health of young people and increase the likelihood of anti-social behaviours in families and school-dropouts. Received: 3 January 2023 / Accepted: 28 February 2023 / Published: 5 March 2023

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Ariyo

Olurin²,

Louis³

et al. 2023

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“…Whitehorne-Smith et al [11] assessed the use of psychoactive substances in health area faculties, showing that the most consumed drug by students was alcohol (16.6%), followed by marijuana and the misuse of prescription drugs. Our study pointed to the use of painkillers, with alcohol in second place, however, in their study, the use of painkillers was not evaluated.…”

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Uso de substâncias psicoativas em alunos de um curso de Odontologia do estado do Ceará - instrumento DUSI-R

Benega,

Moura,

Medeiros

et al. 2024

Braz. Journ. Dentistry Oral Rad.

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Analyzing the pattern of psychoactive substance use by dentistry students at the University of Fortaleza, as well as its relation to family and social aspects and its repercussions on academic performance. The research was conducted at the University of Fortaleza, targeting students regularly enrolled in the current year's dentistry course. The survey was carried out in April and May of 2016, covering all students from the first to the last semester of the course, with a total of 257 participating students. Data collection was conducted using the DUSI-R instrument, applied via Google Drive and remotely. Consumption of nearly all psychoactive substances was observed, although some only in small percentages. The most widespread drugs among the university students were non-prescription painkillers, at 68.3%, and alcohol at 61.4%, followed by marijuana at 7.5%, tobacco at 7.4%, and non-prescription tranquilizers at 6.7%. It was noted that, regarding alcohol consumption, 35.4% reported enjoying games that involve drinking when at parties. In terms of family relationships, 17.3% of the participants reported that their parents/guardians often argue with each other. Concerning academic performance, 18.8% of the participants reported having grades below average. The pattern of illicit drug use was present in the studied sample with direct repercussions on the academic process and possibly related to the family context.

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“…Relief from psychological stress, easy availability, emotional immaturity, student abuse, family history of alcoholism & smoking especially by parents are the commonest risk factors associated with increased incidence of substance abuse in medical undergraduates, which ~ 140 ~ needs additional exploration as physical & psychological grooming of a medical undergraduate can be impaired or completely inhibited by abusing psychoactive substances [4] . Health professionals including medical students are said to be at higher risk of substance abuse because of relatively easy access to psychoactive substances, high levels of work related stress, frequent contact with illness and death, relative isolation of medical school and disrupted sleep and social life [5] . Substance use pattern is of interest due to potential impact of drug related functional impairments on medical students i.e.…”

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A study to identify knowledge, attitude and perception among final year medical students regarding using psychoactive drugs

Mudium¹,

Arshad²,

Fayazuddin³

et al. 2020

Pharma Innovation

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Psychoactive Substance Use among Medical/Health Faculty Undergraduate Students

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Cited by 4 publications

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The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

The Functional and Interactive Perspectives of Substance Use among Young People in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria

Uso de substâncias psicoativas em alunos de um curso de Odontologia do estado do Ceará - instrumento DUSI-R

A study to identify knowledge, attitude and perception among final year medical students regarding using psychoactive drugs

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